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'Accordeoniste', a bronze model after the original by Jan and Joël Martel, French (1896-1966), the silvered bronze model depicting a stylised Breton accordionist h:37 w:18 d:16.50 cm Other Notes: Jan and Joel Martel were avant-garde sculptors born in Nantes, France in 1896. The twin brothers shared a workshop and were well-known for their sculptures and statues which were strongly influenced by the Art Deco and Cubist movements. The Accordionist, created c.1925, was a favourite theme of the Martel brothers and modelled in bronze, terracotta and stoneware. One of their best known monuments is the "Monument to Claude Debussy" on the Boulevard Lannes in Paris. They died within six months of each other in 1966.